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/ Subpart C - Clinical Laboratory Instruments / § 862.2860 Mass spectrometer for clinical use.
§ 862.2860 Mass spectrometer for clinical use.
(a) Identification. A mass spectrometer for clinical use is a device intended to identify inorganic or organic compounds (e.g., lead, mercury, and drugs) in human specimens by ionizing the compound under investigation and separating the resulting ions by means of an electrical and magnetic field according to their mass.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 862.9.